The economic devastation of the worst disaster on American soil is far and wide. Last week, individual industries began to tally the toll:
This paragraph serves as a transition between the previous paragraphs and the following paragraphs to talk about the economic devastation in detail.
这一段起着承上启下的作用,接下来将比较详细地描述恐怖袭击对美国经济不同产业的打击。
far and wide
over a large area到处, 广泛地
e.g.
1)The old lady was looking far and wide for her lost puppy.
那位老妇人在到处寻找丢失的小狗。
2)He made friends far and wide.
他广交朋友。